3Jack Golf's PGA Tour Rundown - Week 18

Ricky Fowler wins his first PGA Tournament at the Wells Fargo Championship.



Here’s what I stated about Fowler in 3Jack Golf’s ‘2011 Pro Golf Synopsis’:

“While Steve Marino is often credited as the ‘best player without a win on the PGA Tour’, I believe that title should go to Rickie Fowler. While his ranking in Advanced Total Driving is unimpressive, he was actually 56th in this ranking in 2010. He happened to get off to a very slow start, ranking 159th at one point and had his work cut out for him just to wind up finishing 93rd. But, I think it’s safe to say that he drove the ball great the last 2-3 months of the season and has the potential to be an elite driver of the ball on Tour.”

Fowler runs hot and cold, but it’s mostly with his short game. This year he’s 81st in Short Game play, up from 125th last year. However, he has not putted well as he’s currently 140th in Putts Gained, down from 31st last year. In fact, even though he won the Wells Fargo Championship, he was only 30th in the field in Putts Gained, so it wasn’t like he was shooting lights out.

Here’s how my picks fared at the Wells Fargo:

Keegan Bradley: Missed Cut (33/1)
Zach Johnson: t-69th (33/1)
Webb Simpson: 4th (33/1)
Brendon De Jonge: t-40th (80/1)
Matt Every: Did Not Play (125/1)

Value Pick: Daniel Summerhays: Missed Cut (200/1)

Here are my picks for the Players Championship:

Steve Stricker: 33/1
Louis Oosthuizen: 40/1
Jim Furyk: 40/1
Graeme McDowell: 66/1
Chad Campbell: 150/1

VALUE PICK: Brendon De Jonge (175/1)

Here’s the current rankings:


ADVANCED TOTAL DRIVING



1. Bubba Watson
2. Graeme McDowell
3. John Rollins
4. Jason Dufner
5. Boo Weekley
6. Roberto Castro
7. Rory McIlroy
8. Tom Gillis
9. Hunter Mahan
10. Tiger Woods


178. Patrick Sheehan
179. Nick O'Hern
180. Tommy Biershenk
181. Billy Hurley III
182. Joe Ogilvie
183. Matt Bettencourt
184. Derek Lamely
185. Stephen Gangluff
186. David Duval
187. Ryuji Imada


PUTTS GAINED (VIA PGATOUR.COM)

1. Bo Van Pelt
2. Aaron Baddeley
3. David Duval
4. Luke Donald
5. Phil Mickelson
6. Brian Gay
7. Bryce Molder
7. Y.E. Yang
9. Michael Thompson
10. Ben Crane


178. Patrick Sheehan
179. Chris Kirk
180. Boo Weekley
181. Ricky Barnes
182. Heath Slocum
183. Chad Campbell
184. Nick O'Hern
185. Greg Owen
186. Scott Brown
187. Scott Stallings

ADJUSTED SHORT GAME PLAY

1. Steve Stricker
2. Ian Poulter
3. Jerry Kelly
4. Kevin Kisner
5. Sean O'Hair
6. Jeff Overton
7. Jason Dufner
8. Greg Owen
9. Johnson Wagner
10. Patrick Sheehan


178. Kevin Na
179. William McGirt
180. Shaun Micheel
181. Jhonattan Vegas
182. Cameron Beckman
183. Gavin Coles
184. Chris Kirk
185. Bo Van Pelt
186. Angel Cabrera
187. Charlie Beljan

BIRDIE ZONE PLAY (75-125 YARDS)



1. Steve Stricker
2. Sergio Garcia
3. Padraig Harrington
4. Johnson Wagner
5. Brendon de Jonge
6. Jason Bohn
7. Garth Mulroy
8. Jeff Maggert
9. Jim Furyk
10. Lee Westwood


173. D.J. Trahan
174. Kris Blanks
175. Charlie Beljan
176. Billy Hurley III
177. Jonas Blixt
178. Scott Stallings
179. Jamie Lovemark
180. Jhonattan Vegas
181. Stephen Gangluff
182. Angel Cabrera


SAFE ZONE PLAY (125-175 YARDS)



1. Lee Westwood
2. Robert Allenby
3. Graeme McDowell
4. Jeff Maggert
5. Steve Wheatcroft
6. Heath Slocum
7. Angel Cabrera
8. Chris Kirk
9. Steve Stricker
10. Zach Johnson

178. Ryuji Imada
179. Mark Anderson
180. J.B. Holmes
181. Edward Loar
182. Matt Jones
183. Derek Lamely
184. Troy Kelly
185. Jamie Lovemark
186. Billy Hurley III
187. Briny Baird

DANGER ZONE PLAY (175-225 YARDS)



1. Louis Oosthuizen
2. Chad Campbell
3. Steve Stricker
4. Gary Woodland
5. Bubba Watson
6. Justin Rose
7. Nick Watney
8. Tiger Woods
9. Kevin Stadler
10. Bo Van Pelt


178. Ted Potter, Jr.
179. Joe Ogilvie
180. Tom Pernice Jr.
181. Stephen Ames
182. Lee Janzen
183. Richard H. Lee
184. Steve Wheatcroft
185. Ryuji Imada
186. Nick O'Hern
187. Edward Loar





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